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    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Fierce artillery fire raged across the sea outside Manila Bay. Deafening explosions resounded throughout the sky. The water columns that were blasted out of the sea rose into the sky and turned into water drops.  On the sea.

    ? 7 battleships of the Spanish fleet, under the command of Commander Don?  Patricio?  Led by Major General Montojo, they walked through the artillery fire in an attempt to get close to the Chinese naval fleet that was firing fiercely.

    "Boom!" A Spanish Navy destroyer rushing at the front was hit by the twin 155mm main guns of the light cruiser Mianyang. The displacement of less than a thousand tons made this destroyer nothing at all.  With decent armor, the entire ship was destroyed in the explosion.  Seawater poured into the battleship from the bow, causing the entire battleship's stern to rise high, and it quickly sank into the sea.  None of the dozens of Spanish naval soldiers on the battleship survived.

    This naval battle is completely asymmetrical. The battleships of the Spanish fleet are old and have low firepower. How can they be the opponents of these cutting-edge warships of the Chinese Navy?  During the Spanish fleet's desperate attack on the Chinese Navy.  Battleships continued to be hit, caught fire, and then sank into the sea.  The wooden-hulled cruiser Castilla was the least likely to be beaten. Less than half an hour into the battle, the entire superstructure of the battleship seemed to have been gnawed by dogs.  Subsequently, it was hit by two 155mm naval gun shells in succession, and sank into the sea in less than five minutes.  Only a handful of the soldiers on the battleship were rescued.

    "General, except for our battleship, all the other battleships have been sunk!" 'Reina?  The captain of the cruiser Christina looked at Tang with a frustrated look?  Patricio?  Major General Montojo said.  The battle has not lasted for a while, and the Spanish fleet¡¯s warships, except for ¡®Rena?  Except for the cruiser "Christina", everything has been sunk.  Even ¡®Rena?  The cruiser USS Christina was also hit many times, but it was not hit critically, so it was still able to fight.

    "As long as the battleship hasn't sunk, we will continue to fight. Order the artillery to continue firing!" Tang?  Patricio?  Major General Montojo ordered.  His eyes were also full of sadness.  Spain, once the world's most powerful country, will never come back. No matter how hard they try, those of them who are still living in the glory of Spain and other countries will never be able to get it back.

    "Boom! Boom!" After taking care of the other warships of the Spanish fleet, the seven warships of the Chinese Navy aimed all their firepower at 'Rena?  Christina¡¯ cruiser.  Suddenly, ¡®Rena?  The cruiser Christina was completely surrounded by bullets.

    "General, the Chinese sent a signal through flag language, asking us to surrender. They can guarantee the safety of our personal and property!" 'Reina?  The captain of the cruiser Christina once again asked Don?  Patricio?  Major General Montojo reported.

    "Continue" Tang?  Patricio?  Major General Montojo just wanted to order to continue fighting, but he saw all the officers and soldiers on the bridge looking at him. In their eyes, he saw the desire to survive, which made his order to 'continue fighting' no matter what.  It also cannot be issued.  He knew that the situation was already very obvious. If he continued to fight, ¡®Reina?  The cruiser USS Christina was sunk.

    "Surrender to the Chinese!" Tang?  Patricio?  Major General Montojo sighed and gave the order.  He knew that the glory of the Spanish Imperial Navy no longer existed.  His efforts were completely in vain.

    Tang?  Patricio?  After Major General Montojo ordered the surrender, ¡®Reina?  The soldiers on the cruiser Christina breathed a sigh of relief.  They don't care about the glory of Spain. This thing is too far away for them. All they hope is to save their own lives.

    ¡®Rena?  After the surrender of the cruiser "Christina", the Chinese Navy quickly dispatched the destroyer "Chongzhou" to approach, and sent people to take over the battleship and imprisoned all other Spanish soldiers.  However, when they arrived at the bridge, they discovered that Tang?  Patricio?  Major General Montojo committed suicide with his own pistol.

    "Collect his body and hand it over to Spain after the war is over! He is a true naval warrior and deserves our respect!" After learning about Tang?  Patricio?  After the news of Major General Montojo's suicide, Rear Admiral Li Haitian, Chief of Staff of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet, who commanded the battle, said.

    After destroying the Spanish fleet, the Chinese navy began to march towards Manila Bay.  Behind the fleet were hundreds of transport ships, which carried more than 8,000 soldiers from the 5th Marine Brigade and all their equipment.

    Corregidor Island is an island in the center of the connection between Manila Bay and the South China Sea.The island is the gateway guarding Manila Bay.  The Spanish built a fort on the island and placed cannons more than ten meters tall.  However, these cannons are just old-fashioned cannons.  For the Chinese Navy's warships, it will not have any impact at all.  But there is a great threat to the transport ships behind.

    At 1 p.m., the Chinese naval fleet shelled the forts on Corregidor Island to clear obstacles for the transport fleet to move forward.  The Spanish troops on the island raised the white flag after only a brief resistance.  A company of Chinese marines landed on the island, captured all the Spanish troops on the island, and took control of the island.

    After that, the fleet continued to advance deeper into Manila Bay.  At 2:30 in the afternoon, the Chinese navy arrived on the sea less than 6 kilometers away from Manila.  At this moment, Basilio, the Governor of the Philippines?  Augustine had learned of the defeat of the naval fleet.  However, he would not give up resistance so easily.  Spain has a total of more than 40,000 colonial troops in the Philippines, 20,000 of which are deployed near Manila.  At this moment, the Spanish army has established a position on the beach in an attempt to block the landing of the Chinese Marine Corps.

    The Spanish colonial army built a lot of defenses in Manila, including more than a dozen coastal defense batteries. On these forts, a total of more than 40 coastal defense guns with a diameter of 75 mm or more were placed.  Among them, the largest caliber is the 203 mm coastal defense gun.  However, these shore defense guns were all produced decades ago and are already rusty. No one can tell how much combat power they can have.  After the decline of Spain, the colonies in various places only tried their best to collect wealth as much as possible, and did not try their best to develop armaments.  This made the colonial army's weapons and equipment extremely backward and its combat effectiveness very poor.

    At 3 p.m., the Chinese navy began shelling the coastal defense forts outside Manila.  The two 280mm twin-mounted naval guns on the heavy cruiser "Xi'an" acted as the main force in destroying these coastal defense guns.  More than two hundred kilograms of armor-piercing shells can easily blast through the defenses of these coastal defense batteries, destroy all these coastal defense batteries, and kill all the Spanish artillery.

    Only half an hour later, all the coastal defense batteries were silenced.  Afterwards, the Chinese naval fleet shifted the target of the artillery fire and poured artillery fire on the defense line established by the Spanish army on the beach.

    The seven warships of the Chinese Navy all began a fierce bombardment.  Four destroyers even approached less than three kilometers from the coast, using the rapid-fire cannons on the battleships to harvest lives wantonly.  Tens of thousands of Spanish troops deployed on the beach suffered heavy casualties during the shelling of the Chinese navy.  The Chinese Marines had already collapsed before they even landed.

    Subsequently, the 5th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps began the landing.  Under the protection of naval warships, they encountered no obstruction.  However, because there was too much equipment, it was not until the evening that all the equipment was landed.  After establishing simple defenses, the 5th Marine Brigade decided to start attacking Manila tomorrow.

    That night, in Manila, Basilio, the Governor of the Philippines?  Augustine was summoning the top brass of the Spanish army in the Philippines.  They were also helpless against the Chinese attack.  In the afternoon battle, the Chinese navy's fierce shelling shocked them.  Many Spanish officers suggested surrendering to the Chinese.  In their opinion, Manila could no longer hold its own, and if they continued to resist, they would definitely be killed.

    There are still a handful of people who propose using the lives of tens of thousands of Chinese in Manila as human shields to force the Chinese to withdraw.  However, their proposal met with unanimous opposition.  If this strategy fails, once the Chinese invade the city, the Chinese will definitely not let them go.  Everyone argued and argued, but in the end they couldn't reach an agreement, so they had to kick the ball to Philippine Governor Basilio?  Augustine's feet.

    Governor Basilio of the Philippines?  After Augustine thought about it, he finally decided to surrender to China. When he consulted other people's opinions, no one objected.

    The next day, May 2, when the 5th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps rolled out cannons one after another, preparing to launch a bombardment on the city of Manila.  However, the Spanish envoy came out and proposed to the Chinese Army that they were willing to surrender to China as long as the Chinese Army promised to ensure the personal and property safety of the Spaniards.

    Wu Binhai, the commander of the 5th Marine Corps Brigade, did not dare to make the decision and immediately sent a report to Major General Li Haitao, who was in charge of this operation.  Li Haitao also quickly contacted the Navy Department, and then the Navy Department reported to Wang Yuze.  Wang Yuze immediately agreed to the Spaniard's request.  So, on the morning of May 2, Philippine Governor Basilio?  Augustine, led more than 20,000 Spanish troops to surrender to the Chinese Army, and the Chinese Army entered Manila without bloodshed.

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